An official from the Ministry of Public Health introduced that at present Thailand had its first reported death from the Omicron variant of Covid-19. The dying recorded in Songkhla province within the south of Thailand was an 86 12 months previous lady from Hat Yai. She had Alzheimer’s and was bedridden.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health stated the aged lady had acquired 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine at Na Mom Hospital in Hat Yai the place she lived. The woman contracted the Omicron an infection from her grandson who had travelled from Phuket.
The Omicron variant has been spreading shortly through Thailand as it’s rather more contagious than different strains, however can be mentioned to be weaker and less deadly than the Delta variant it has largely replaced. Following the primary local Omicron transmission, officials determined to close registration for the Test & Go programme that allowed worldwide travellers to enter with out quarantine, putting the brakes on Thailand’s try at tourism recovery.
Now, the kingdom has confirmed over 10,000 Omicron variant infections, with many patients reported mild to no symptoms. Today, the government recorded a low of simply 9 Covid-deaths. Since Manifest of the pandemic, Thai health officials have report that greater than 2.3 million folks have been contaminated and 22,000 people contaminated with Covid-19 have died.
Of the approximately 72 million individuals dwelling in Thailand now, about two-thirds have had two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine, however solely around 15% have had a booster shot..